History
History
History
The History of the Society
The History of the Society
The origins of the Society can be traced back to 1926 when at a dinner dance in Cuckfield, a local Minister, Rev Boyd, led a committee to re-launch a Caledonian Society. The aims were, as at present, to promote Scottish Culture through a series of social events. An account of the function was detailed in the local newspaper.
80th anniversary
For the 80th Anniversary of the Society in 2006 a special programme was prepared illustrating the history of the Society with photographs taken over the years.
90th Anniversary
To celebrate our 90th anniversary one of our long-standing members, David Anderson, wrote a history of the Mid Sussex Caledonian Society, based on his study of the archives and minutes of the Society, going back to its creation in 1926.
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to read the article.
Past Presidents of the Society
J.Galloway 1925-36
J.W.Galloway 1937-48
W.Lindsay 1948-57
E.J.Pierce 1957-63
W.H.Bentley 1963-65
R.J.S.Anderson 1965-69
R.Frisby 1969-73
J.E.Herbecq 1973-76
J.S.Buchanan 1976-79
J.Alston 1979-80
E.M.Turner 1980-82
B.K.Urquhart 1980-85
Sir J.E.Herbecq 1985-88
D.Davidson 1 988-91
Mrs Margaret G. Urquhart 1991-93
J.T.Robertson 1993-96
Dr. B.Thomson 1996-99
J.T.Robertson 1999-2002
R.C.Imrie 2002-05
Mrs Helen Clark 2005-08
M. Roberts 2008-11
Mrs Carol Blake 2011-14
Mrs Marian Imrie 2014-15
I Millar 2015-16
R Horn 2016-17
I Millar 2017 - present
